Which pictograms resemble the pictograms for the same object in other ancient writing systems?

The Chinese writing system has changed considerably over the many hundreds of years since the symbols in this quiz were used. While many of the words represented here are now very different, you may still recognize a few of them. Look at the two modern characters here: (Ri – sun) and (wang – king). Can you guess what words these characters represent?

Japan, Here we come!

Your next destination is the island nation of Japan. Fly across the sea of Japan to the capital city of Tokyo, where you will be learning about the traditional art of origami.

Choose your own destination!

In the upper right corner of the page you will see links to photographs from several countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, South India, Laos, and Sri Lanka. Choose one of these countries. Look through the list of photographs for that country and write down as much information about what you see as you can find. For example, what do the photographs tell you about religion in that country? Or farming? Or transportation?

o Now that you have virtually visited your final destination, write a virtual postcard home describing the country you have "visited." Try to give a description of everything you have seen, beginning with where it is situated, that describes everything you have learned from the photographs.